Statesmen, strategists, and diplomats : Canada's prime ministers and the making of foreign policy

Book 2023

"Foreign policy is a tricky business. Typically, its challenges and proposed solutions are perceived as mismatched unless a leader can amass enough support for an idea to create a consensus. Because the prime ministers are typically the ones supporting a compromise, Canadian foreign policy can be analyzed through the actions of these leaders. Statesmen, Strategists & Diplomats explores how prime ministers--from Sir John A. MacDonald to Justin Tru...

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Canada Foreign relations

Prime ministers Canada

Part of a Series:

C.D. Howe series in Canadian political history

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ISBN:

9780774868556

Description:

xii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The Imperial Prime Minister: The Central Role in Canadian Foreign Policy / Patrice Dutil
Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie in the Nascent North Atlantic Triangle / Barbara J. Messamore
The Realism of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Foreign Policy / Graeme Thompson
Sir Robert Borden and the Rise of Conservative Internationalism / Patrice Dutil
The Very Double Life of Mackenzie King's Foreign Policy / Robert Teigrob
The Surprising Engagement of R.B. Bennett's Foreign Policy / Damien-Claude B♯?anger
The Transformative Foreign Policy of Louis St-Laurent / Robert Bothwell
John Diefenbaker's "Rogue" Foreign Policy / Michael D. Stevenson
The Limits of Pearsonianism / Jennifer Tunnicliffe
The Twists and Shouts of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Foreign Policy / Susan Colbourn
Brian Mulroney, Joe Clark, and a New Constructive Internationalism / Matthew Hayday
Jean Ch¿?tien's Reactive Foreign Policy / P.E. Bryden
The Thwarted Ambitions of Paul Martin / Stephen Azzi
Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau on the International Stage / Jennifer Levin Bonder and Leah Sarson
Ranking the Effectiveness of Prime Ministers in Managing Foreign Policy / Patrice Dutil and Andrea Riccardo Migone
Tribute: Remembering Greg Donaghy / Patrice Dutil

Control Number:

3314684

Other Authors:

Dutil, Patrice A., 1960- editor

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